Getting reminded of the time someone had a meltdown lecturing me (and other people) because they held the firmest possible belief that the word 'picnic' had racist origins.

... What

They were convinced "picnic" was short for "pick a n-bomb" and that the origins were that people would have a party while lynching someone.

(Which, y'know, did happen, but those weren't typically called picnics and the actual term is, y'know. A few centuries old. And came from French.)

pique-nique

i remember that discourse

I also remember that discourse

oh my god